Georgia cop kills teenager for holding a wiimote.

A teenager was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting Friday night in Euharlee.

The GBI said Christopher Roupe, 17, was shot while Euharlee Police officers were serving arrest warrants at a Euharlee residence. A GBI spokesperson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the teen opened the door and pointed a gun at officers. An officer reportedly fired one shot.

The Daily Tribune in Cartersville reported the incident took place at the Eagle View Mobile Home Park in Euharlee.

The teen was taken to Cartersville Medical Center, where he died, according to the Tribune.

http://cartersville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/euharlee-teen-killed-in-officerinvolved-shooting

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/19/georgia-cop-fatally-shoots-teen-boy-who-was-holding-a-wii-video-game-controller/

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/attorney-teen-was-shot-having-wii-controller-hand/ndSrL/

Seriously? What the hell was wrong with that cop?

Will have to wait for more details before I can say much of anything.

It depends, did he opened the door and was already pointing with the remote even if he opened the door and then proceeded to point that is a no-no, how the hell is the officer suppose to know that wasn't a gun? The kid was 17, should have known better.

Sounds about right.

And as for the question of "how is the officer supposed to know it wasn't a gun?" Please do show me a gun that looks anything like a Wiimote. Shit like that is literally part of a police officer's training. Being able to tell if the shit in someone's hand is a weapon. They take training courses for that, and have to pass tests to get into the force.

I've doubts that the teen pointed the Wiimote at the officers, that was probably reported by the officer after the fact to avoid accountability for the incident. I read a response from the family's lawyer regarding the pointing of the remote...

“We don’t know where that statement came from. The eyewitnesses on the scene clearly state that he had a Wii controller in his hand. He heard a knock at the door. He asked who it was, there was no response so he opened the door and upon opening the door he was immediately shot in the chest.”

Cops know what to say. Shoot an unarmed person he was pointing something or reaching for something or made made a step toward me. Anybody can be suspicious just by throwing in the term "furtive movements". This is why cops need body cameras. They can put cameras on tasers they should do the same for firearms as well. This way we can put to rest this their word against mine bullshit.

A cop here has said things are not as easy as people are making out in these kinds of situations

While I don't mean to be the dickhead because of course this is a bummer, but in these stories, people always seem to bash the police, when in reality hundreds of thousands of them did their job correctly that same day.

Cop fucked up.

don't be a cop then

More details are needed in this story before I pass judgement on the officer. Was it obvious to the officer it wasn't a gun? A black Wiimote with the lights dim could easily be mistaken for a pistol in the heat of the moment. You can say otherwise but when your heart is beating fast and you don't know what's on the other side of that door you may mess up.

Just my opinion. Especially since in my opinion my ability to feed my family, my freedom, and possibly the safety of my family (retaliation attacks) aren't worth the so-called thrill cop haters think a police officer gets from shooting random people they don't like for whatever reason.

That's odd, the cop knocked on the door and the kid asked who it was and no one responded, is the cop supposed to atleast say "Police" or something? I think if the officer actually identified herself this entire debacle could of been prevented and the officer was in the wrong for that. The kid probably thought it was their parents or something and was surprised to open a door and have a gun in his face. Story needs more details but from the looks of it this cop was on a major powertrip.

Not very detailed......though I will say that just because it's a wiimote doesn't mean that would be clear to the police.

It's really hard to have an informed opinion on this.. if it's genuine the child was holding a wiimote as he opened the door and they opened fire? naturally the officer in question has a serious issue.

However, if he opens the door aiming it towards them in an aggressive manner from distance and it's a black one with the gun peripheral I guess in a moments heartbeat you could easily mistake it and take a shot... not that you should of course.

Either way, it's a shame to see something like this happen.

I don't get your bolded part.....err on the side of caution. You have a split second to react....and if you're wrong....you're dead.

Kid should have been holding the wiimote while answering the door if he doesn't know who's there. It's his own fault.

I think I've finally found the most idiotic post on OT.

I'm meaning that an officer who's been trained to wield a gun needs to be able to make accurate decisions within a moments heartbeat and be confident in doing so.

How so? He was holding what appeared to be a dangerous weapon. The police had every right to shoot him on the spot, she was only acting in self defence.

Because, when the kid asked who was there, the cops didn't respond, so how would he know there were cops? And second, the police doesn't have the right to kill someone because they thought they had a weapon. If they can mistake a fucking wiimote for a weapon, they can mistake anything for a weapon. They could shoot you in the streets if you hold a smartphone because it looked like a weapon to him.

You know the solution then, don't you. Don't hold a phone while a police officer is approaching you.

Once again guns are the problem and not the solution....

The tc's post does use the phrase "Friday night" so it may well have been dark. The Cop probably mistook the wiimote for a gun. Let's not rush to judgment here.

@Riverwolf007 said:

@the_bi99man said:

Sounds about right.

And as for the question of "how is the officer supposed to know it wasn't a gun?" Please do show me a gun that looks anything like a Wiimote. Shit like that is literally part of a police officer's training. Being able to tell if the shit in someone's hand is a weapon. They take training courses for that, and have to pass tests to get into the force.

As much as it pains me to say it......

.......this guy pretty much closed the discussion.

so..... /thread.

knowing the Wiimote color would help me out. Also, most anything can be fashioned into a weapon and maybe being a cop and having someone pointing something at him is reason enough to give the cop the benefit of the doubt.

As has been mentioned, not enough info. Did he point it at the officer after opening the door, or was it simply in his hand? Lots of factors could be at play there. Could be a bad trigger happy cop, could be a guy at home right now dealing with taking the life of a kid because of an honest mistake in the heat of the moment. No way to know right now.

You know, hindsight always makes people geniuses

are you kidding me , how do you not know what a gun looks like id like to see a gun that actually looks like a wii mote, i never seen one , no im not talking about those attachments liek the zapper a real gun , cause i havent seen one a cop should know what a gun looks like from a controller or even a toy gun in any god darn case , to even shoot without making sure its a gun or not you know , the cop should be tried

What, is it 1985 all over again? I remember this exact same dumbass discussion happening back when the news media reported on kids getting killed for pointing water guns at police.

As per usual with any discussion involving cops on OT, this thread is awful.

Cops can kill you for holding a TV remote for that matter.. sad just sad.